Joseph Dorai Emerges from Huge Day 1c Field of the Golden Million Cyprus Main Event with the Chip Lead
Day 1c of the Golden Million Cyrpus Main Event at the Noah's Ark Deluxe Hotel and Spa was a huge success after attracting 236 entrants for more than the 192 entrants that previously came out for Day 1a and Day 1b combined. A total of 24 players advanced to Day 2 from the field, making it 44 when also taking into account the first two opening flights.
Players bought in for €800 for a stack of 80,000 in chips with blinds increasing every 45 minutes. Most players opted to increase their stack to 100,000 in chips via a €40 add-on. The add-on also acted as bubble protection.
After more than 16 1/2 hours of play, Israel's Joseph Dorai advanced from the Day 1c field with the biggest stack of 2,820,000. This currently places him firmly ahead going into Day 2, supplanted the Day 1a chip leader Dmitrii Vitugin with 2,158,000 with three opening flights to go.
Dorai not only heads to Day 2 with a big stack but also won a Golden Poker Series Madrid package in early March 2020, which includes a buy-in to the €400 Main Event and four-nights hotel accommodation.
Other players advancing from the Day 1c field with big stacks were Cristian Cabrera (2,180,000), Martin Ilavsky (1,704,000), Cristobal Pascual (1,368,000), and Daniel Prior (1,254,000).
Day 1c paid out 36 players for at least a min-cash of €1,200. Evgenia Lozovaya just missed the money as she finished in 14th place after jamming her ace-five into the ace-queen held by Dorai. Fortunately for Lozovaya, she took advantage of the optional add-on during the late-registration period for an additional 20,000 in chips for €40 which also added as bubble protection. This meant that she received a payout of €840 as the add-on also doubled as bubble protection during each opening flight.
Serdar Demircan was the last player eliminated on Day 1b. In addition to the min-cash for €1,200, he was also awarded a Golden Poker Series Marrakech package valued at approximately €1,200 for when the tour visits Morocco at the end of March 2020.
The action will resume tomorrow for Day 1c at 3 p.m. EET. Stay tuned at PokerNews for coverage of the Golden Million Cyprus Main Event.